Playdale Catalogue 2017 Plus

History 1735 1978 The

History 1735 1978 The Croasdale family began working in the forestry and allied timber trades 1981 Jack and John Croasdale established Playdale with 4 employees 1996 The original classic Adventure Trail designed and launched Famous mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington opened the new Playdale factory and offices 1999 All Playdale products Kitemarked to BSEN 1176 2003 Electronic intelligent play range i.play launched 2007 Stainless Steel Play Equipment launched Playdale Direct launched – an online shop for playground spare parts and play equipment 2012 Playdale Garden launched – high-quality climbing frames and swings for the home 2013 Playdale export to over 30 countries around the world 2016 Mud Kitchen and Role Play Tunnels ranges launched 4 About Playdale

Award Winning Company Export Champions 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016 About Playdale We were very proud to be named as one of the top 30 Export Champions in the North West for four years running, and we are one of Cumbria’s most successful exporters. Playdale are crowned National Business Exporter of the Year In early 2016, Playdale were delighted to be announced the winner of the National Business Exporter of the Year Award at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Worldpay UK Business Awards. This award celebrates ‘businesses showing exceptional export achievements, contributing to both the regional and wider UK economy’. Exporting is GREAT We are proud to be part of and support the UK Trade and Investment’s ‘Exporting is GREAT’ initiative which supports and inspires UK exporters to sell goods & services overseas. Double Winner of the Exporter of the Year Award & the Rising Star Award At the end of 2015 we won two CN Group Business Awards, namely; Exporter of the Year award and the Rising Star award which was won by our Export Account Manager Stephanie Tootill. Playdale’s Chairman John Croasdale said on winning these awards, “We were delighted to be named Exporter of the Year. We design the product, we manufacture it and we look after customers and distributors across the world, so the award really has been won by every single person in our fantastic Playdale team. To top it all, Stephanie Tootill our Export Account Manager was named ‘Rising Star’.” The Family Business United’s Manufacturing Family Business of the Year Award As a family owned British manufacturer it was a joy to be awarded the Manufacturing Family Business of the Year Award. These awards celebrate family firms across the UK and Paul Andrews, the Managing Director of the FBU described us with the following words, “They represent a great British manufacturer where quality is at the core of the business and this innovative family firm truly deserves all the plaudits that winning this award brings.” Tel: +44 (0)15395 39770 enquiries@playdale.co.uk www.playdale.co.uk 5